Defense

Lawmakers push Pentagon over science, tech programs

Bill would authorize $10.9 billion for science and technology programs.

News

Report outlines lessons of GAO personnel reforms

Watchdog agency has established market- and performance-based pay system and offered buyouts to longtime employees to become less "top-heavy."

Defense

Base closing panel winding up process

Site visits to wrap up next week, followed by several weeks of deliberations as commission prepares its recommendations.

Management

Safety repairs ordered on orbiting shuttle

Spacewalker will try to remove material on heat shield in risky procedure.

Management

Defense updates competitive sourcing software

Latest version further automates, standardizes cost calculations.

News

Report criticizes fee-for-service contracting operations

GAO says GovWorks and FedSource fail to get the best prices for Defense clients.

News

GSA alters method for setting hotel per diems

Fiscal 2006 rates will reflect more up-to-date prices from a wider range of lodging properties.

Oversight

Healthy Interaction

Sen. Hillary Clinton and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich congenially share a dais, despite contentious history.

News

Just Say No

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Features

Agency Adrift

Features

Major Changes

Features

Aging Aircraft

Features

Deep Trouble

Features

Survival of What Fits

Features

Revision Time

Features

From the Ground Up

Editor's Notebook

The Old and the New